Christian Kappler

1838 - 1923  (84 years)

• Name	Christian Kappler
  Born	29 Oct 1838	Hutchenhousen, Bayern, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Civil War United States  [4]
  Name	Christianus Kappler
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99887
  Died	19 Mar 1923	Retsil, Kitsap, Washington, USA   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I99887	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip Peter Kappler,   b. 1802, , Germany ,   d. 8 Aug 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Maria Cherdron,   b. 8 Oct 1808, Otterberg, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 8 May 1865  (Age 56 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1830	Otterberg, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany   [6]
  Family ID	F26251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Christian was the son of Phillip and Magdelene (Shodrun) Kappler. He was born in Germany about 1839. He immigrated to America the same year he enlisted in the Army. MILITARY RECORD: Enlisted September 10, 1863 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Assigned with Company "A" of 13 U.S. Infantry. Discharged September 10, 1868 at Ft. Shaw, Montana at expiration of enlistment. Pension was awarded on Certificate No. 1056971. A single man, Mr. Kappler was 5 foot five inches tall, had a light complexion, and was a resident of Snohomish County when he applied for admission to the Washington Veterans' Home. In July 1916 he was 77 years old and declared that he had lived continuously in Washington state since 1906. Mr. Kappler was admitted to the Home on October 5, 1916. He died March 19, 1923, at the age of 85 years at Retsil. He is buried in the Home Cemetery. Cemetery, Washington, North America, Kitsap County, and Washington Cemetery. 1839. " Christian Kappler (1839-1923) - Find A Grave...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36121363/christian-kappler.

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 25. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 5 Page 31. [S2984] Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960. Name:Christian Kappler Gender:Male Birth Date:abt 1838 Death Date:19 03 1923 (19 Mar 1923) Age at Death:85 Death Location:Retsil, Kitsap, Washington Father:Phillip Kappler Mother:Magdelene Shodrun [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36121363/christian-kappler. [S2303] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 - Ancestry.com. Name:Christianus Kappler Gender:Male Birth Date:29 Oct Baptism Date:1 Nov 1838 Baptism Place:Katholisch,Huetschenhausen,Pfalz,Bavaria Father:Philippi Petri Kappler Mother:Magdalenae Chardrong [S1977] Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929. Name: Philipp Peter Kappler Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 12 Aug 1830 Event Place: Otterberg, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland Event Place (Original): Otterberg, Pfalz, Bavaria Gender: Male Father's Name: Johannes Kappler Mother's Name: Barbara Schlarp Spouse's Name: Magdalene Cherdron Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Father's Name: Johannes Cherdron Spouse's Mother's Name: Anne Marie Jung

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Oct 1838 - Hutchenhousen, Bayern, Germany Occupation - Carpenter - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Catholic - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Mar 1923 - Retsil, Kitsap, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth